{"id":60160,"date":"2022-08-23T15:08:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T19:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=60160"},"modified":"2022-08-23T15:08:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T19:08:10","slug":"five-surprise-jets-who-could-land-on-53-man-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2022\/08\/23\/five-surprise-jets-who-could-land-on-53-man-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Surprise Jets who Could Land on 53-Man Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With two of their three scheduled pre-season games in the books, the Jets have had some pretty impressive performances turned in from some unexpected players.\u00a0 Who are they, why have the stood out and what does it mean?<\/p>\n<p><strong>QB Chris Streveler:\u00a0<\/strong>While Streveler has only seen action against opposing third and fourth-string defenses, you can&#8217;t overlook what he has done.\u00a0 The QB has remained calm under pressure, made plays with his arm and legs while leading the team to a pair of come from behind wins.\u00a0 Streveler was a successful CFL quarterback and has thrown a handful of NFL passes.\u00a0 If he doesn&#8217;t make the Jets roster, he&#8217;ll almost certainly get picked up before he makes it to their practice squad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TE Lawrence Cager:\u00a0<\/strong>Cager is quite the story.\u00a0 The former undrafted free agent wide receiver had cup of coffee with the Jets a few seasons ago before being cut loose.\u00a0 Now back after moving to tight end, Cager has shown himself to be a reliable target and a weapon in the passing game.\u00a0 Cager has also been better than expected as a blocker.\u00a0 It would be hard to imagine the Jets not keeping him around as an additional weapon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Always believed Lawrence Cager had excellent hands.  Biggest question with transition to TE was going to be his ability to block.  Picks up a key block here on a Perine run late in the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HwV8ZorpFE\">pic.twitter.com\/HwV8ZorpFE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNRadio_Glenn\/status\/1558763877248258048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>DL Tanziel Smart:\u00a0<\/strong>We said last year that\u00a0 a case could be made for Smart to make the final roster.\u00a0 This pre-season he has only made that argument stronger.\u00a0 Consistently disrupting opposing offenses from the defensive interior, Smart looks to be worthy of a rotational spot on the Jets D-Line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S Will Parks:\u00a0<\/strong>Hearing Parks&#8217; name or seeing him make a play on game day has become a regular occurrence.\u00a0 With so little proven depth at the safety position, Parks deserves a spot.\u00a0 In last night&#8217;s win against the Eagles, Parks may have had the biggest hit of the game, flatting an Atlanta ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hit stick ACTIVATED <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyWill11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PhillyWill11<\/a> \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rpf6NFuoG3\">pic.twitter.com\/Rpf6NFuoG3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Jets (@nyjets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/1561882205076574213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>CB Rachad Wildgoose:\u00a0<\/strong>Wildgoose has made some standout plays while racking up plenty of reps this pre-season.\u00a0 While the top of the Jets corner depth chart is dramatically improved from last season, there are jobs to be won at the bottom.\u00a0 While Wildgoose hasn&#8217;t been perfect, he has done enough to warrant consideration for a spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With two of their three scheduled pre-season games in the books, the Jets have had some pretty impressive performances turned in from some unexpected players.\u00a0 Who are they, why have the stood out and what does it mean? 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